A historical review of events in'1931 and 1982, including the revision of the import and ex~ port tants and the abolition of native customs duties, coast trade duties, and transit duties, amounting toa sacrifice of revenue of approximately $100,- 000,000, The reorganisation of internal making the service of these' louis a general charg customs, revenue, and abolition reckless dumpi ese goods a threat to native in-duo
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On January 1, 1981, a revised customs Import tariff Was put into effect and on June 1, 1981, collec: tion was begun under' a revised port tariff applicable to goods shipped to foreign ports, at the then existing export tariff was based on. Valuations of the your 1858. At the time of the imposition of the new export tariff, native customs were completely abolished. "Also" during the current year an increase in number of the rates of Import duty, mostly' on luxuries, was introduced a revenue measure.
In spite of the urgent need of revfenue, notable steps have been taken to abolish charges domestic trade, In connection with abolition of likin in January, 1981, and revision of the ative customs revenues, comprising. duties on' junk-borne po 8 60 Ni from treat lo, were abolished in respect. of
Fespect. of points less than 50° ports on January 1, 1931, and in from treaty ports on June 1, 1931. Coast trade duties and transit' dues were also abolished in January, 1931. "At present the only' customs duty' on internal trade is interport duly, which on account of revenue need is still applied to goods shiped from one treaty port" fo. an-
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